Court Case

You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’

But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.

Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.

But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.

But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”

But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.

The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.

The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.

You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?

But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you.

The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.

The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.

And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.

Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,

Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.

And He has given Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man.

and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.

Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.”

But even if I do judge, My judgment is true, because I am not alone; I am with the Father who sent Me.

Now judgment is upon this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out.

And when He comes, He will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment:

and in regard to judgment, because the prince of this world has been condemned.

Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?

So if you need to settle everyday matters, do you appoint as judges those of no standing in the church?

All this is clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment. And so you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.

The sins of some men are obvious, going ahead of them to judgment; but the sins of others do not surface until later.

Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,

but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.

But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?

For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;

if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.

Yet not even angels, though greater in strength and power, dare to bring such slanderous charges against them before the Lord.

And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

In this way, love has been perfected among us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment; for in this world we are just like Him.

And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling—these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day.

But even the archangel Michael, when he disputed with the devil over the body of Moses, did not presume to bring a slanderous charge against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”

to execute judgment on everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of every ungodly act of wickedness and every harsh word spoken against Him by ungodly sinners.”

And he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters.”

And I heard the altar reply: “Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and just are Your judgments.”

In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”

For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.”